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Black Soldiers honored at African American Civil War Memorial

1 week ago | dallasexaminer.com | Hazel Trice Edney

(TriceEdneyNewswire) – Juneteenth, the June 19 federal holiday that commemorates the end of America’s slavocracy and celebrates freedom for African Americans, comes this year amidst diminishing respect for the contributions of enslaved people and their descendants. But leading historians around the nation are intent on restoring and growing that respect. That includes honoring those Black soldiers who not only fought for freedom, but who traveled to Galveston with Gen.
Texas faces $119 million in federal public health cuts

1 week ago | dallasexaminer.com | Terri Langford

(The Texas Tribune) – Texas officials have notified local public health departments to brace for another $119 million in federal cuts at the end of the month that could impact the state’s disease detection and prevention efforts, including for HIV, diabetes, vaccine outreach and emergency preparedness.
Juneteenth: Honoring history and the quest for equality

1 week ago | dallasexaminer.com | Marian Wright Edelman

(Children’s Defense Fund) – In 2021, President Joe Biden signed into law the bill that had been passed by unanimous consent in the Senate and 415-14 in the House to establish Juneteenth National Independence Day, June 19, as a federal holiday. Juneteenth marks the jubilant day in 1865 when many of the more than 250,000 people who were enslaved in Texas finally learned they were legally free.
Federal actions undermine local leaders

1 week ago | dallasexaminer.com | E. Faye Williams

(TriceEdneyWire.com) – After Israel’s latest military attack on another nation, Trump says, “I gave Iran a 60-day ultimatum to “Make A Deal!” That makes the U.S. a partner in this latest tragedy. When will our current U.S. leaders learn that you can’t threaten people believing your threats will make them do what you alone want them to do? Israeli and American leaders must come to a place where they understand threats nor constant aggressive actions have any place on the road to peace.
Trump plans to phase out FEMA by hurricane season end

2 weeks ago | dallasexaminer.com | Gabe Cohen

(CNN) – President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he planned to phase out the Federal Emergency Management Agency after this year’s hurricane season, offering the clearest timeline yet for his administration’s long-term plans to dismantle the disaster relief agency and shift responsibility for response and recovery onto states.
Wear Orange Weekend calls for an end to gun violence

2 weeks ago | dallasexaminer.com | Marian Wright Edelman

(Children’s Defense Fund) – The day after Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., was assassinated, Sen. Robert F. Kennedy, who was running for president, appeared at a Cleveland event and said instead of talking about politics he had to speak about the “mindless menace of violence in America which again stains our land and every one of our lives.” He said, “The victims of the violence are Black and White, rich and poor, young and old, famous and unknown.
Unsportsmanlike celebration costs teen sprinter

2 weeks ago | dallasexaminer.com | E. Faye Williams

(TriceEdneyWire.com) – Clara Adams, a sophomore high school sprinter in California, had a rule change after winning a preliminary heat in the girls’ 400 meters in a CIF State Track and Field Championship meet. There’s no doubt that she won, but her victory was stripped because a rule was made up to disqualify her after she won!She won the state title and as anyone would have done, she celebrated her victory – something most winners do. She was stripped of the state title after celebrating.
STAAR test bill fails to pass in Texas Legislature

2 weeks ago | dallasexaminer.com | Sneha Dey

(The Texas Tribune) – A legislative effort to scrap the STAAR test to respond to concerns that the test puts unnecessary pressure on students died in the last days of the legislative session. House Bill 4, authored by state Rep. Brad Buckley, would have swapped the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness test for three shorter tests given throughout the school year.
Career institute planned for South Dallas high school students

3 weeks ago | dallasexaminer.com | Tiffani M. Turner

(The Dallas Examiner) – South Dallas community members bid farewell to the old Billy Earl Dade Middle School building during a ceremony hosted by the Dallas Independent School District May 21. Located in the Fair Park neighborhood at 2722 S. Malcolm X Blvd., the building has been unoccupied since 2013 when the middle school was relocated to a new, more modernized campus nearby.
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3 weeks ago | dallasexaminer.com | Alayna Treene |Kaitlan Collins |Kristen Holmes |Samantha Waldenberg

Posted inGovernment President Trump signed a proclamation to ban travel from 12 countries to the U.S. due to security concerns, with exceptions for lawful permanent residents, existing visa holders, and individuals whose entry serves US national interests.